BellcurveballIn the wake of the Simon Singh vs. BCA debate (read more details on that on the fabulous @JackofKent’s blog ) others have linked to a transcript of the House of Common’s debate on Complementary and Alternative medicine from 14 October (full transcript here). While the debate itself did not give rise to any spectacular [...]
Yesterday, the Guardian newspaper was prohibited, by an injunction, to report about a question asked in parliament. The Guardian was not to say what the question was, who asked it or who was asked. (Read the Guardian description of the gagging order here). However, the Guardian was allowed to mention that the case involved London [...]
This BBC article summarises a recent study’s finding: “Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests. Watching TV however does not count – and indeed spending significant periods of time in front of the box may [...]
For research purposes and to fight the confirmation bias I have made an effort today to watch the medium Colin Fry on Sunday evening September 13, 9pm, on the Living 2 channel. First “reading” “Bob or Robert seems to be an important memory” – note that he’s not saying whether the name of the deceased [...]
The easy solution that isn’t
Sep 12
I’ve long since had a deep mistrust of self-help books. No, make that more general: I have a deep mistrust bordering on loathing and disgust of anything that pretends to be a one-size-fits-all, one-pill-required solutions for an illness. Every time I am walking past herbal medicine stores, chinese acupuncture practices, or displays of homeopathy, aromatherapy [...]
Let the games begin
Sep 12
<tock> <tock> Is this thing on? So, um … hi! Welcome to our new playing field! Your moderators for the duration of the game will be Yogzotot and yours truly, Cthulhoo, and despite the Lovecraftian theme we are mostly harmless. We are both psychologists and scientists by background and we are both passionate about psychology, [...]